Title: A new film-forming electrolyte additive in enhancing the interface of layered cathode and cycling life of sodium ion batteriesAuthors: Peng Dai, Chen-Guang Shi, Zheng Huang, Xiao-Hong Wu, Ya-Ping Deng*, Jie Fu, Yuxiang Xie, Jingjing Fan, Shouyu Shen, Chong-Heng Shen, Yuhao Hong, Guang Li, Yanfen Wen, Zhongwei Chen*, Ling Huang*, Shi-Gang Sun*Abstract: Sodium layered oxides have been wide...

Title: Dynamically interfacial pH-buffering effect enabled by N-methylimidazole molecules as spontaneous proton pumps toward highly reversible zinc metal anodesAuthors: Minghao Zhang, Haiming Hua, Pengpeng Dai, Zheng He, Lianhuan Han, Peiwen Tang, Jin Yang, Pengxiang Lin, Yufei Zhang, Dongping Zhan, Jianken Chen, Yu Qiao, Cheng Chao Li*, Jinbao Zhao*, Yang Yang*Abstract: Aqueous zinc metal batt...

Title: Synthesis and Interlayer Assembly of a Graphenic Bowl with Peripheral Selenium AnnulationAuthors: Zhen-Lin Qiu, Yang Cheng, Qi Zeng, Qiong Wu, Xin-Jing Zhao, Rong-Jie Xie, LiuBin Feng, Kaihui Liu*, and Yuan-Zhi Tan*Abstract: Pentagonal cyclization at the bay positions of armchair-edged graphenic cores can build molecular bowls without the destruction of hexagonal lattices. However, this ...

Title: Superfast Mass Transport of Na/K Via Mesochannels for Dendrite-Free Metal BatteriesAuthors: Weibin Ye, Xin Li, Bowen Zhang, Weicheng Liu, Yong Cheng, Xinhang Fan, Hehe Zhang, Yuanpeng Liu, Quanfeng Dong*, Ming-Sheng Wang*Abstract: Fast ion diffusion in anode hosts enabling uniform distribution of Li/Na/K is essential for achieving dendrite-free alkali metal batteries. Common strategies, ...

Title: Catalytic Asymmetric Deoxygenative Cyclopropanation Reactions by a Chiral Salen-Mo CatalystAuthors: Li-Ya Cao, Jia-Le Wang, Kai Wang, Jiang-Bin Wu, De-Ku Wang, Jia-Min Peng, Jin Bai, and Chun-Xiang Zhuo*Abstract: The catalytic asymmetric cyclopropanation reaction of alkenes with diazo compounds is a direct and powerful method to construct chiral cyclopropanes that are essential to drug d...

Title: Tracking the Delocalized Proton in Concerted Proton Transfer in Bulk WaterAuthors: Shengheng Yan, Binju Wang*, and Hai Lin*Abstract: A solvated proton in water is often characterized as a charge or structural defect, and it is important to track its evolution on-the-fly in certain dynamics simulations. Previously, we introduced the proton indicator, a pseudo-atom, whose position approxim...

Title: Disulfide-Directed Multicyclic Peptide Libraries for the Discovery of Peptide Ligands and DrugsAuthors: Shuaimin Lu, Shihui Fan, Shuling Xiao, Jinjing Li, Shilong Zhang, Yapei Wu, Chuilian Kong, Jie Zhuang, Hongtan Liu, Yibing Zhao, and Chuanliu Wu*Abstract: Multicyclic peptides with stable 3D structures are a kind of novel and promising peptide formats for drug design and discovery as t...

Title: Understanding the Key Roles of pH Buffer in Accelerating Lignin Degradation by Lignin PeroxidaseAuthors: Wenhan Fang, Shishi Feng, Zhihui Jiang, Wanzhen Liang, Pengfei Li*, and Binju Wang*Abstract: pH buffer plays versatile roles in both biology and chemistry. In this study, we unravel the critical role of pH buffer in accelerating degradation of the lignin substrate in lignin peroxidase...

Title: Characterizaion and Application of Supramolecular JunctionsAuthors: Xiaohui Li, Wenhui Ge, Shuhan Guo, Jie Bai, Wenjing Hong*Abstract: The convergence of supramolecular chemistry and single-molecule electronics offers a new perspective on supramolecular electronics, and provides a new avenue toward understanding and application of intermolecular charge transport at the molecular level. I...

Title: Heterogeneous Hydrogenation with Hydrogen Spillover Enabled by Nitrogen Vacancies on Boron Nitride-Supported Pd NanoparticlesAuthors: Yazhou Zhang, Shaoqi Zhan, Kunlong Liu, Mengfei Qiao, Ning Liu, Ruixuan Qin, Liangping Xiao, Pengyao You, Wentong Jing, Nanfeng Zheng*Abstract: Heterogeneous hydrogenation with hydrogen spillover has been demonstrated as an effective route to achieve high ...